World War II involved more combatants and a wider range of battlefield terrain than any other conflict in history. In Turning the Tide, Nigel Cawthorne takes a fresh look at the crucial battles that decided the outcome of the war, beginning with the evacuation of Dunkirk in 1940, a feat that boosted the morale of a nation during its darkest hour, and concluding with the final bloody reckoning between the Red Army and the Third Reich among the ruins of Berlin. In between, Cawthorne also addresses turning points in North Africa and the Pacific war.